Sharp County record., 1887-04-07
FREE-PASS LEGlsI ,

Text of the Rector Free-pa,. ,,
Has Been Passed by the H. h
resentatives, Together With VS.
Identical Senate Bill. u' r
The House of Representosn.
Hon. E. W. Rector's Free.Pa.a
afterward the Senate bill on m
subject as amended by the H. y
Senate bill, as amended, is alm' "
cal with the House bill. The i.T
the text of the House bill;
a bill to prohibit State officers f.. :
over the line Of any railroad or W.. p
company upon complimentary s- ~ 90
reduced rates. ~ ne
BE it enacted by the General Asssu, sol
State of Arkansas; or
SECTION l. That no railroad or If
tiOn company organized or doing y 7
the State, under any act Of ipco,n. jri
general law Of the State, now in fo,p. I
may be hereafter enacted. shan N
officer to this State, Legislative a. oF 3;
judicial, any free pass or complimer,. III
over its line, or any part thereof or Z. e
its lines or any part thereof, snos - -
or any Of them, at any sum which il N'n N
the usual rate charged by such oe
transportation company, for the tran. pc
of any other passengers. IN
SEC. 2. Any such railroad or fran. th
company that shall give to any sucb Enc
officers, free pass or compliments in
or carry such officer or officers, owe, .sI
or any part thereof, for less than Il 81
rates it charges for the transportatio, 81
passengers, in violation of this act |, ci
felt and pay for every such offeDse ,,l
than 800, nor exceeding &.OM vp !,
be recovered in an action at law, bror,s = "
name of the State, by the prosecutinc . .
thereof, in any county of the State II, =
into which any such railroad IN, u
or transportation company, may nm y
railroad or transportation cOmpanv "a
attorney shall be allowed fee for HI, Il
as such, of ten per cent. Of the ano,,
may be collected in any such action 5
Judgment be rendered for the Stas II
balance and residue of any suns recar \
any such action shall be paid into In 8
treasury OF the county where such acta :
be brought, to be appropriated to gene, /,
ty purposes in such county, and in any .
tion, should judgment be rendered Ion
fendant the costs of such action shalh
the county.
SEC. 3. That the terms railroad or uns
tion company contained in this act
deemed and taken to mean all cortr
companies or individuals now ownngp
ating, or which may hereafter own or I
any railroad or transportation line
State. for the public transportation OF
ance as common carriers OF persons Oru
therein.
SEC. 4. Any such officer, Legislative eIs
or judicial, of this State who shall accg
use any such free pass or complnl
ticket. either for himself or another De,
be transported for any distance over he
any such railroad or transportation OF
UT WHO sudll IdNtl uNtl any SUN u
or transportation company for sumI
less than that usually paid by otherpeE
their transportation over such lines I'D
every case where such pass or complins
ticket is 50 used, and in every case wherl
officer or officers travel over such liHesl
than the usual rate be deemed guilUdJ
demcanor, and, on conviction thereof, Sd.
subject to fine of not less than &lHGi
than 800, and shall be removed from oaS
such officer may be prosecuted in in any
where he resides or in which he travelsh
tod Of this act
SEC. ). This act shall take effect and
forced from and after its passage,